This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between dental symptoms experienced by occupational divers during diving and their participation in preventative dental visits. The questionnaire for this study was sent by post to 160 establishments and 215 members of the Japan Diving Association and participants were asked to complete a self-reported questionnaire. Data from 242 occupational divers (male, aged 20-79 yr) were analyzed. Multiple logistic regression analysis and correspondence analysis were performed to determine the relationship between dental symptoms experienced during diving and participation in preventative dental visits. We found that divers who experienced tooth pain while diving had not undergone preventative dental visits within the previous year (odds ratio: 2.76, 95% confidence interval: 1.12-6.80). This was also confirmed by correspondence analysis These findings suggested that not undergoing preventative dental visits was related to tooth pain during diving.

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日本男性职业潜水员潜水工作期间口腔症状与预防性看牙医的关系。

这项横断面研究检查了职业潜水员在潜水过程中所经历的牙科症状与他们参加预防性牙科访问之间的关系。这项研究的问卷是通过邮寄方式发送给160个机构和日本潜水协会的215名成员的，参与者被要求填写一份自我报告的问卷。分析了来自242名职业潜水员（男性，年龄20-79岁）的数据。进行了多重逻辑回归分析和对应分析，以确定潜水期间经历的牙科症状与参加预防性牙科就诊之间的关系。我们发现，潜水时经历牙齿疼痛的潜水员在上一年没有进行预防性的牙科就诊（赔率：2.76，95％置信区间：1.12-6.80）。